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For some time, my preferred on-the-go pencil sharpener has been a (older) Kum brass single-holed design. Recently I wanted another (it’s so tiny you might as well put one anywhere within reach), and, as it turns out, the brass ones … Continue reading →

This article is an excerpt from Smith’s Almanack (2018). By: Austin Smith In late April 1918, Vladimir Lenin said, “In the end, countries will coalesce into a great socialist federation or commonwealth — seventy-five or one hundred years.”* I don’t … Continue reading →

In my last update I said be on the look out for me setting up an online store in the near future (in addition to Amazon) and I’ve delivered. Now, if you want to buy my books and other things … Continue reading →